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Poached Halibut With Lemon Herb Sauce

Type: Fish
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb 454g / 16ozHalibut fillet or steak 1" thick - cut 4 serving pieces
1   Lemon
2 oz 56gFresh herb sprigs (parsley, dill,
  Chives and/or chervil)
1 teaspoon 5mlSalt
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlBlack peppercorns
1   Bay leaf

Recipe Instructions

Seafood Alternatives: snapper, grouper, tilapia

Rinse the fish and pat dry. Cut about 1 inch off the end of the lemon and reserve; squeeze the juice from the rest of the lemon. Mince enough of the herb leaves to make about 1/3 cup; reserve the remaining sprigs.

Put 2 to 3 inches of water in a broad, shallow pan. Add the lemon piece, reserved herb sprigs, salt, peppercorns and bay leaf to the water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, add the fish pieces and simmer until the fish is opaque through the thickest part (cut to test), 8 to 10 minutes for fish 1 inch thick. Tranfer the fish to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.

Ladle 1 cup of the poaching liquid into a small saucepan and boil over high heat until reduced by half, 1 to 2 minutes. (Remaining cooking liquids can be frozen for up to 3 months.) Stir in the lemon juice and chopped herbs and taste the sauce for seasoning, adding more salt or pepper to taste.

Arrange the halibut on 4 plates, spoon the lemon herb sauce over and serve immediately.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
Simply Seafood (recipe archive) at http://www.simplyseafood.com

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